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Japanese Young People Are Imitating That Crying Politician
Politician Ryutaro Nonomura made national news in Japan after he turned into a crying mess during a press conference. The incident spawned internet memes, the latest of which is Japanese youth posing as Nonomura for laughs. In case you missed it, here is the now infamous press conference, which was supposed to address the Hyogo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Numenera Technology Compendium
The cover for The Technology Compendium: Sir Arthour’s Guide to the Numenera. The 150-page hardcover contains “400 new cyphers, 225 new artifacts, and 300 new oddities” and will be available in August for $40 or $15 for the ebook. Here’s a sample illustration from the book: Via the official site You are now looking at…
By John Struan Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Yay, One Of Pokémon’s Best Features Is Coming Back
One of the best things about Ruby and Sapphire was “secret bases”—a feature which let players decorate their own special space, ala Animal Crossing. Alas, secret bases aren’t in the newer games, X & Y-but they’ll be in the upcoming remakes, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. From the Pokemon website: Super-Secret Bases are an awesome…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Brazil-Germany Match, Explained Via Pokémon
If you’re having trouble understanding what happened in the World Cup today, then perhaps this highly scientific Pokémon image of Mega ‘mon versus baby Pokémon can break it down for you. Makes sense to me, at least. (Via Will Thompson)
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 8, 2014 - Culture
Don’t Fight The Rainbow, It’s Here To Help
Ryan Lee is an artist who has worked for companies like Massive Black, Ubisoft and Wizards of the Coast. You can see more of Ryan’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand”…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Sun Is Gone, So It’s Time To Make Friends
This is Ashen. It’s “an action RPG about a wanderer in search of a place to call home”. It looks awesome. Set in a world with no sun, which I first took to be Scotland (sorry Mark) but which is instead some kind of fictional wasteland, its developers say the main aim of the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 8, 2014 - CultureCosplay
The Smoke Is A Cosplay Superstar
Eric “The Smoke” Moran is a wrestler, actor and producer (and comic book hero). He is also one hell of a cosplayer. You know what’s most impressive, other than the obviously fantastic outfits? It’s the range. From Spawn to Battle of the Planets to Batman to Appleseed to Judge Dredd to Assassin’s Creed, he’s covering…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
If Sailor Moon Starred In A Fantasy RPG
Sailor suits might work when it comes to fighting evil by moonlight, but in an RPG? Maybe not so much. Check out these cool GIFs by Sasha Mutch, which reimagine a few sailor scouts as fantasy RPG characters: Sailor Moon, the armored cleric (It’s based on Marek Jarocki’s Sailor Moon design.) Sailor Mercury, the mage…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedHey Space Game Fans, Check This Out
Indie developer Stéphanie Rancourt emailed me the other day with a proposal. She wanted to see if I was interested in the space game she was working on. Little did she know it was about as much my thing as a video game can get. The game, Deep Space Settlement, is something she’s been working…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedAn Amazing Glitch That Makes Super Mario World Way Easier
Ever heard of the “cloud glitch” in Super Mario World? It’s a technique that allows you to spawn a usable Lakitu cloud in your item box, which you can then use to speed through the game. Heck, the glitch even allows you to skip some of the animations in the final Bowser fight, peculiarly enough.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedLuigi Death Stare Cosplay Terrorizes Convention
Luigi isn’t just a jerk in Mario Kart 8, he’s also started drive-by shelling cosplayers. How cruel! D Piddy of dancing Deadpool fame took to Anime Expo 2014 and shelled the hell out of half of your favorite animated characters. Sure, the meme is played — but good cosplay is good cosplay, and I won’t…
By Chris Person Published July 8, 2014 -
CultureHighlight Reel: The Safest Mario Kart Racer
Today in gaming highlights: We see how to safely navigate a Mario Kart 8 course. Very safely. Also, a Counter-Strike dance party! Mario Kart 8 Elusivebyte shows us how to handle a Mario Kart 8 course like a driving instructor. As he puts it: Always drive carefully. Don’t speed. Avoid obstacles on the road, especially…
By Steve Marinconz Published July 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedAnd Now Mario Shoots Somebody in the Head
When everything’s on the line, Nintendo’s most famous character won’t hesitate to squeeze off a headshot, all up close and personal. The finale of the Mario Warfare YouTube series debuts today, bringing to a close the violent war being waged by Luigi, Peach and other Mushroom Kingdom rebels against the oppression of King Bowser. You’ll…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 8, 2014
